Pad for animal stalls



J n 1954 BENJAMIN PAD FOR ANIMAL STALLS Filed Sept. 26, 1952 Leonard LBenjam in IN VEN TOR.

Patented Jan. 12, 1954 PAD FOR ANIMAL STALLS Leonard L. Benjamin, Cuba,N. Y., assignor of one-third to Donald D. Benjamin, Cuba, and one-thirdto Wesley W. Rasey, Olean, N. Y.

Application September 26, 1952, Serial No. 311,628

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful im provements and structuralrefinements in animal stalls such as are found in barns, etc., and theprincipal object of the invention is to substantially increase thecomfort and well-being of the animal and to promote clean, sanitaryconditions in the stall.

The above object is achieved by the provision of a resilient pad on thefloor of the stall whereby the animal is no longer compelled to stand orlie on a hard, cold concrete floor and whereby the conventional practiceof using dust-laden straw in the stall is eliminated.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, in its operation and in its adaptability to economicalmanufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a plurality of stalls showingthe invention installed therein;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view,

taken substantially in the plane of the line 2-2 in Figure 1; a

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional detail, takensubstantially in the plane of the line 33 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the pads used in the invention.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the generalreference character l designates the usual concrete floor of a barn, orthe like, the same affording a plurality of juxtaposed stalls l2, agutter 14 at the rear end and a rail at the head end of the stalls, therail carrying upstanding stanchions H3.

The invention contemplates the provision of a plurality of juxtaposedpads designated generally by the reference character 20, which arepositioned on the floor of the respective stalls I2.

Each of the pads 20 comprises an elongated base 22 of semi-resilientmaterial such as hard rubber, or the like, and a resilient cushion 24 ofsoft rubber, or the like, which is suitably secured to an intermediateportion of the base. As is best shown in Figure 2, the upper surface ofthe cushion 24 is somewhat convex and the end portions of the cushionare tapered so as to merge with the upper surface of the base in arelatively smooth fashion.

The bass 22 is provided at the head end thereof with an upstandingflange 26 which abuts the aforementioned stanchion rail I6 and aplurality of projecting detents 28 provided on the flange 26 fit intocomplemental sockets 30 in the rail [6, whereby to assist in sustainingthe pad in position in the stall.

A portion of the base 22 between the flange 26 and the adjacent end ofthe cushion 24 is in the form of a channel 32 resting in a complementalchannel 34 in the floor l0, while a downturned lip 36 is provided at therear end of the base 22 and extends into the gutter M for purposes ofadditionally anchoring the entire pad in place.

It will be observed that the rear end portion of the base 22 is formedin the upper surface thereof with a plurality of spaced parallelmoisture receiving channels or grooves 38 which slope toward and emptyinto the gutter M.

A plurality of elongated, upwardly projecting partition members 40 areused to separate the stalls, one from another, each of these membersoverlapping the adjacent side edges of the pads 20 and having embeddedtherein a downwardly projecting flange or bar 42 which is interposedbetween the adjacent side edges of the pads, as is clearly shown inFigure 3.

A plurality of tie rods 44 extend transversely through the bases 22 andthrough the flanges 42 whereby to secure the several pads in therespective stalls together.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

Having described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

An animal barn comprising: a concrete floor having a gutter therein, anintegral stanchion rail rising from the floor in spaced parallelism withthe gutter and having sockets therein, a series of elongated resilientpads on the floor extending between the gutter and the stanchion rail,depending anchoring lips on one end of the pads engaged in the gutter,upstanding flanges on the other ends of said pads abutting the stanchionrail, detents on said flanges engaged in the sockets, horizontalmetallic bars mounted on the References Cited in the file of this patentUNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Spengler Nov. 12, 1901 Number Number 4Name Date Lovely Feb. 25, 1919 Ferris Dec. 13, 1932 Heltzel Apr. 11,1933 Jacobson et a1 Dec. 1, 1936 Kickenbush May 25, 1937 Henderson Mar.15, 1938 Denman Aug. 24, 1943 Wilson Apr. 15, 1952

